Tennessee IOOF Home, 1906 - Residents & Benefactors

Taken from the, Proceedings of the 66th Annual Session of the Grand
Lodge Independent Order Odd Fellows of Tennessee Held at Chattanooga,
October 17-19, 1906.

Report of the Odd Fellows Home of Tennessee. A 24 page
long reprint, with various reports detailing the home and its 56
residents, who range in age from 3 years to 73 years old. W M. Oakley
was the Superintendent, Miss Grace Irvine was the school teacher, Willie
E. Oakley was the Matron and Michael Savage was the Treasurer. Each of
their reports are included. There is also a listing of Christmas
donations (available separately, see table below this one).. Mary Ogburn,
sold land to the Lodge, for the home and there are details on that
transaction.

Fred Shoemaker; Carl and Frank Moles; Mrs. Belle Wilson,
and her children Ora B. & John Gore Wilson; Mrs. Nancy C. Vandyke all lived in the home for part of the year. There is information on
why they left the home.